Preservative Potential of Biobased Oils on the Physiochemical Quality of Orange Fruits during Storage

Table 3

Effect of variety and oil type on vitamin C and marketability during storage.

Variety	Oil type	Vitamin C (mg/100mLs)				Marketability
		0	10	20	30	0	10	20	30 (days)
V1	Orange	5.28^a	11.57^ab	6.50^c	3.99^ab	5.33^a	6.80^ab	7.20^a	5.48^a
	Eucalyptus	5.41^a	8.18^bc	10.06^b	2.06^d	5.33^a	7.20^a	7.70^a	5.00^a
	Orange+eucalyptus	5.41^a	8.88^bc	13.27^ab	3.44^b	5.33^a	7.50^a	7.80^a	4.51^ab
	Control	5.35^a	8.11^bc	5.15^d	2.01^d	5.33^a	6.50^ab	5.60^bc	2.50^d
V2	Orange	4.84^ab	11.37^ab	14.09^a	2.87^bc	5.33^a	6.70^a	6.80^ab	5.22^a
	Eucalyptus	4.65^ab	10.31^b	10.06^b	4.05^ab	5.33^a	6.60^ab	6.80^ab	3.79^c
	Orange+eucalyptus	4.84^ab	14.80^a	15.97^a	4.58^a	5.33^a	6.60^ab	6.80^ab	3.79^c
	Control	4.59^ab	9.06^bc	5.86^d	2.43^cd	5.33^a	6.30^ab	5.70^abc	1.38^e
V3	Orange	4.72^ab	13.80^ab	10.30^b	4.33^a	5.33^a	6.20^ab	6.70^ab	4.05^bc
	Eucalyptus	4.72^ab	11.80^ab	8.05^bc	4.57^a	5.33^a	6.80^a	6.80^ab	4.60^ab
	Orange+eucalyptus	4.84^ab	8.96^bc	7.30^bc	3.98^c	5.33^a	6.90^a	7.30^a	5.17^a
	Control	4.72^ab	7.17^c	6.92^c	3.27^b	5.33^a	6.20^ab	5.20^bc	1.57^e
F-LSD (0.05)		NS	4.48	3.75	0.79	NS	NS	NS	0.79

NS: no significant difference; V1: Valencia; V2: Ibadan sweet; V3: Washington. Means in each column followed by the same letter are not significantly different () according to the ANOVA and F-LSD test.